| 期刊全稱 | A Symbolic Approach to Humanitarian Action | | 期刊簡稱 | It Takes One to Know | | 影響因子2023 | Diego Otegui | | 視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/143/142363/142363.mp4 | | 發(fā)行地址 | Proposes a new way of understanding humanitarian action from an interdisciplinary perspective.Provides new theoretical insights departing from the experience of humanitarian workers on the ground.Appl | | 學(xué)科分類 | Contemporary Humanitarian Action and Emergency Management | | 圖書封面 |  | | 影響因子 | .This book aims to present an alternative view of humanitarian action. It adds to current conversations and dilemmas within the humanitarian sphere by departing from traditional views that consider humanitarian interventions as a concrete human activity aimed at providing relief to disaster victims. Much differently, it invokes the idea that humanitarian action is also a cognitive process. In this process, both humanitarians and disaster survivors alike, unknowingly, apply historically, societally, and culturally defined symbolic constructions to make sense of post-disaster information and to make decisions. In the specific case of humanitarian workers, these symbolic constructions influence how they understand their post-disaster reality, including how they relate to those they consider to be in pain or distress. .This way of looking at humanitarian action builds upon a robust theoretical framework called Institutional Logics, which helps us identify and interpret how individuals make sense of their reality. So it brings the complex world of the individual into a discussion that generally considers the organization as the unit of analysis. Studying humanitarian action through this | | Pindex | Book 2022 |
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